Pastoral Support Officer

Kings Oak Academy; Bristol; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Kings Oak Academy seeks a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer in Bristol to enhance students' personal development and welfare. The selected individual will foster a supportive environment, ensuring every student can thrive academically and socially. The role requires a strong commitment to safeguarding and enrichment opportunities for all children.

Benefits

Access to a generous pension through LGPS.

Generous annual leave.

Comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development.

Well-being support through Employee Assistance Programme.

Health benefits including wellness sessions.

Generous family leave options.

Cycle to work scheme.

On-site parking.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining relationships with students and families.
• Commitment to continuous improvement through professional development.
• A keen interest in working with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Promote and safeguard students’ welfare and personal development.
• Encourage a positive learning environment for students.
• Support students to achieve their individual potential.

Skills

Understanding of safeguarding

Relationship building

Commitment to improving life chances

Education

Experience in educational settings

Job description

Actual Annual Salary: £26,513 - £28,924 (Based on 37 hours per week, term time only)

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £30,963 - £33,779 (CLF Grade D). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday / Term time only + 5 inset days

Provisional Start Date: 1st September 2025

Bristol Brunel is looking for a Pastoral Support Officer, who will promote and safeguard students’ welfare and personal development. They will help to facilitate and

encourage a learning environment, which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential and have a positive school experience.

About you:

You will demonstrate:

• A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting or transferable knowledge of safeguarding.
• Experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with students and having appropriate contact with families and carers of children.
• A keen interest in working with children and young people and a commitment to improving the life chances of students.
• Commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, self-evaluation, and awareness.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

Why work at Bristol Brunel Academy:

Bristol Brunel Academy is aforward-thinkingacademy based in Speedwell, Bristol, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted.We are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have a positive and growing reputation within our community.

The academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take, which reflects our local community. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of equality, diversity and inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the academy, including within the staff team.

Our students are proud to attend Bristol Brunel, are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our community. All of our students benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and contemporary facilities.

Why work at CLF?:

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 49% of the students who attend Bristol Brunel Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.

Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

Recruitment timeline:

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored through this role, where it meets the minimum salary threshold set out by government, based on the hours required. Candidates are advised to check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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